Best Crime Movies

475 films · 235 with 3+ critic reviews

Gangster epics, procedurals and the neo-noir turn Indian cinema took in the 2010s.

The best crime movies, ranked by aggregated critic score.

01One Battle After AnotherEnglish · 2025“A remarkably propulsive, fun, and eventually moving piece of work about the human beings…” — Brian Tallerico

8.0

10 criticsExceptional02Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriEnglish · 2018“This darkly comedic and moving revenge tale is a swansong to Frances McDormand's skill” — Deborah Cornelious

7.8

13 criticsExceptional03American HustleEnglish · 2014“...So much fun that I wonder if viewers will recognize what a staggering artistic…” — Anupama Chopra

7.6

16 criticsExceptional04NightcrawlerEnglish · 2014“The City of Angels is photographed with breathtaking virtuosity by Robert Elswit. A…” — Rashid Irani

7.5

12 criticsExceptional05ShahidHindi · 2013“Shahid is an admirable project, but as a biopic, it is far short of a masterpiece.” — Sanjukta Sharma

7.4

27 criticsRecommended06ShanghaiHindi · 2012“Writer-director Dibakar Banerjee and co-writer Urmi Juvekar tell this brutal story with…” — Anupama Chopra

7.4

12 criticsRecommended07PrisonersEnglish · 2013“Prisoners is a tight gripping thriller that will engage you from the very first frame.” — Tushar Joshi

7.4

6 criticsRecommended08KILLHindi · 2024“Once Kill gets down to business, it explodes. This is one of the gnarliest Hindi action…” — Shilajit Mitra

7.2

14 criticsRecommended09SatlujHindi · 2026“It's just as well that the story is now being told in its intended form, which delivers a…” — Neeshita Nyayapati

7.2

12 criticsRecommended10The Wolf of Wall StreetEnglish · 2014“Though it does not measure up to GoodFellas (1990) or Casino (1995), the two previous…” — Rashid Irani

7.1

15 criticsRecommended11JokerEnglish · 2019“Joker is a great film, not because of what it provides, but because of what it withholds.…” — Rohan Naahar

7.1

15 criticsRecommended12KamineyHindi · 2009“There's still nothing to take away from the movement this movie means to Hindi films.…” — Mayank Shekhar

7.1

9 criticsRecommended13LooperEnglish · 2012“Probably the best set-up sci-fi film you are likely to encounter in a while, Looper is…” — Daniel Pinto

7.1

6 criticsRecommended14Captain PhillipsEnglish · 2013“Allowing the action plot to take over quickly, the director ratchets up the tension from…” — Rashid Irani

7.0

8 criticsRecommended15RonthMalayalam · 2025“Shahi Kabir's Ronth almost achieves the impossible of giving us a peek into the deepest…” — S.R. Praveen

7.0

7 criticsRecommended16BadlapurHindi · 2015“The supporting players — from Huma to Kumud Mishra — are terrific. But ultimately,…” — Anupama Chopra

6.9

42 criticsRecommended17NH10Hindi · 2015“Navdeep Singh nails it in the first half, but the second half lacks the same fluidity and…” — Rohit Vats

6.8

46 criticsRecommended18Udta PunjabHindi · 2016“The film is entirely Chaubey's. Bringing in inspiration from Quentin Tarantino, the Coen…” — Rohit Vats

6.8

39 criticsRecommended19John Wick: Chapter 2English · 2017“...is a delirious ride. Fingers snap, bones crunch and the body count keeps ticking as…” — Aakash Karkare

6.8

6 criticsRecommended20Jai BhimTamil · 2021“Jai Bhim is perhaps one of the boldest films to come out of Tamil cinema. The politics…” — Srivatsan S

6.8

6 criticsRecommended21Special 26Hindi · 2013“Neeraj Pandey knows his craft. He knows to keep the pace going. He knows to keep you on…” — Sudhish Kamath

6.7

21 criticsRecommended22AgneepathHindi · 2012“An earnest Vijay Dinanath Chauhan delivers poetic justice before a nearly packed hall on…” — Mayank Shekhar

6.7

11 criticsRecommended23TunerEnglish · 2026“Tuner is beautifully written with well-realised characters. Woodall has turned in a…” — Mini Anthikad Chhibber

6.7

7 criticsRecommended24DaayraHindi · 2026“Yet, despite this guise of a balanced, objective lens, the narrative subtly tips toward…” — Anuj Kumar

6.6

35 criticsRecommended25SicarioEnglish · 2015“This film isn't concerned with tender moments, but when it takes a breath and surveys the…” — Rohan Naahar

6.6

13 criticsRecommended26Por ThozhilTamil · 2023“Despite minor glitches, Por Thozhil is one of the best thrillers we've had in Tamil in a…” — Gopinath Rajendran

6.6

5 criticsRecommended27Detective Byomkesh BakshyHindi · 2015“It's a film that will keep you glued to the screen for all the 135 minutes it runs into.…” — Rohit Vats

6.5

42 criticsRecommended28L2: EmpuraanMalayalam · 2025“Empuraan has hardly anything going for it, except for the richness of its production…” — S.R. Praveen

6.5

14 criticsRecommended29Shor in the CityHindi · 2011“Shor, or constant noise, is clearly the irrepressible energy of the Mumbai air. Was…” — Mayank Shekhar

6.5

10 criticsRecommended30American MadeEnglish · 2017“Tom Cruise is at his charming best in this incredible real-life tale of greedy Americans…” — Rohan Naahar

6.5

9 criticsRecommended31KalamkavalMalayalam · 2025“Kalamkaval could have become just another slow-burn serial killer despite some of its…” — S.R. Praveen

6.5

11 criticsRecommended32AssiHindi · 2026“Sinha's relentless expression of the state of helplessness and depravity makes one leave…” — Anuj Kumar

6.5

10 criticsRecommended33KuberaaTelugu · 2025“Kuberaa falls short of being a gamechanger. But it is a brave film from a director who…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

6.5

8 criticsRecommended34Lucky BaskharTelugu · 2024“This relationship drama woven around a financial scam is Atluri's best work till date and…” — Sangeetha Devi Dundoo

6.5

6 criticsRecommended35MomHindi · 2017“To give credit where it's due, Mom does fan the audience's anger against people who…” — Rohit Vats

6.4

28 criticsMixed36Mirzapur: The MovieHindi · 2026“Much like Ramesh Sippy's Sholay and Aditya Dhar's Dhurandhar, the plot of Gurmeet Singh's…” — Anuj Kumar

6.4

28 criticsMixed37PrahaarHindi · 2026“In some passages, Prahaar seems to work at cross purposes, caught between a desire to be…” — Anuj Kumar

6.4

18 criticsMixed38No One Killed JessicaHindi · 2011“For the way it's been made, it will be watched. It should be. Go for the kill!” — Mayank Shekhar

6.4

11 criticsMixed39Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 1Hindi · 2012“Gangs of Wasseypur is by turns absorbing and frustrating. Watching it feels like gorging…” — Anupama Chopra

6.4

10 criticsMixed40Raat Akeli Hai - The Bansal MurdersHindi · 2025“It's taken only five years for the makers of the acclaimed thriller Raat Akeli Hai to…” — Rishabh Suri

6.4

13 criticsMixed41JigarthandaTamil · 2014“Jigarthanda is a failed attempt at showing stylised brutality...” — Gautaman Bhaskaran

6.4

9 criticsMixed42Logan LuckyEnglish · 2017“The far-fetched but equitable resolution will likely warm the cockles of genre geeks'…” — Rashid Irani

6.4

11 criticsMixed43Dhoom 2Hindi · 2006“The cinematography is spectacular, makes you really want to visit all the locations.…” — Meeta Kabra

6.4

10 criticsMixed44AjjiHindi · 2017“Ajji is a unpretentious revenge saga served with proper dose of blood and gore.” — Rohit Vats

6.4

6 criticsMixed45Crime 101English · 2026“Crime 101 is a polished thriller set against Los Angeles' sunlit menace. The film…” — Bhavna Agarwal

6.4

5 criticsMixed46BadlaHindi · 2019“Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu's efficiently assembled film keeps tension at a boil…” — Raja Sen

6.3

23 criticsMixed47Jaane JaanHindi · 2023“Intricate plotting and characterisation make this an intriguing watch” — Dhaval Roy

6.3

10 criticsMixed48KhufiyaHindi · 2023“Khufiya is about a lot, but it's also not really sure what it's about. When these…” — Rahul Desai

6.3

14 criticsMixed49VidaamuyarchiTamil · 2025“Ajith Kumar’s underplayed performance elevates this offbeat road thriller” — Latha Srinivasan

6.3

10 criticsMixed50Gangs of Wasseypur – 2Hindi · 2012“It would be a mistake to judge Wasseypur for factual correctness. Kashyap shows…” — Sarit Ray

6.3

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